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Religion vs. atheism
With the spread of communism came the spread of atheism. Many Americans feared a growth in atheist numbers and began to deny scientific ideals such as evolution -
Religious Mixing
Many immigrants flee to the United States to avoid religious prosecution after their home countries turn to a more fascist or communist government which often means the toleration of only one religion or none at all. -
Harlem renaissance
the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s -
Flappers
Women dancers that would often perform at clubs with jazz bands -
The Jazz Age
post World War I movement in the 1920's, from which jazz music and dance emerged -
18th ammendment ratified
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring illegal the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession). -
Volstead act ratified
The Washingtonians' society of reformed drunkards formed at a tavern in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1840, widely considered a precursor to Alcoholics Anonymous. -
Literary Styles of 1920's
Literature became focused on the selfish individualism that became more popular during the Roaring Twenties. They reflected on their time period while adding more dramatic elements, of course -
1920's economy
The economy was at it's best after the economic success of the Great War, it was doing so well that many believed that it could never crumble -
African American Idnetitiy
The Harlem Renaissance saw the growth of African American arts taking shape, defining their culture in America. -
KKK
The KKK is a violent hate group that held political power in some states, creating many racist ideas. -
Socco- Vanzetti Trial
Two Italian immigrants were convicted of murder, but with no solid evidence. They were found guilty primarily based on the fact that they were anarchists. -
Red Scare
Communism began to take shape as the enemy of America's democracy, and many were persecuted for being communist, many more falsely persecuted. -
movie industry
The movie industry skyrocketed in the 1920s with the growth of Hollywood and downtown movie theaters. Silent films gradually came to be replaced by "talkies" in the late '20s. -
Langston Hughes
African American playwrite who helped bring African American culture to the theatre. -
Immigration act of 1921
Emergency Quota Act, limited the number of immigrants entering the US, allow 3% of the size of each nationality living in the US in the year 1910, this system drastically limited the immigration from southern/eastern Europe -
The Wasteland
Poem written by T.S.Eliot that spoke about the world's loss of personal, moral, and spiritual values -
Harding andthe E.Q.A
Info. On President HardingHarding signs the Emergency Quota Act, which limited the number of immigrants allowed in the United States to 3% of that nationality already in the U.S. This was a significant event in history because it reduced overpopulation in the U.S. for three years. The law was passede again in 1924 -
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was a famous African American jazz trumpeter who helped bring popularity to jazz. -
tariff's up
Congress passes the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, sharply raising tariff duties to protect the American market for American manufactures. The tariff boosts the domestic economy of the Roaring Twenties, but it also worsens the crisis for struggling European economies like Germany's, helping to enable Adolf Hitler's rise to power there on a platform of economic grievance. -
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington was a famous African American jazz pianist who helped to make jazz popular and expand jazz theory through his compositions. -
Immigration act of 1924
created a permanent quota system, chopped the 1921 annual quota from 358,000 to 164,000, reduced the immigration limit from 3% to 2% of each foreign born nationality living in the US in 1890, provided for a future reduction of the quota to 154,000 -
A. Philip Randolph
Civil rights activist who pushed for better labor for African Americans, formed the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; the first African American labor union. -
The Great Gatsby
American novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that focused on the Roaring Twenties' social life -
The sun also rises
The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel written by American author Ernest Hemingway about a group of American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bullfights -
Strand interlude
Play written by Eugene O'Neill that told the thirty year story of the modern American woman -
Herbert Hooverś policies on the depression
Through the winter of 1929-30 he kept repeating that the situation would soon right itself. He went on saying this throughout 1930 as well, even though the situation was getting steadily worse. -
Stock market collapse
The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression. The Dow Jones Industrial Average peaks in September 1929 at 381.17—a level that it will not reach again until 1954. The Dow will bottom out at a Depression-era low of just 41.22 in 1932. -
Black Thursday
The economic bubble finally bursts. Stock prices fall sharply on a day of heavy liquidation. Ticker tape runs four hours later than normal at a volume of 12.9 million shares. Headlines will report the market’s paper loss at $5 billion. A pool of bankers acts to stem the drop by putting more money into the market, and President Hoover reassures Americans that U.S. business is sound. Within a few days, a headline will read, “Brokers Believe Worst is Over and Recommend Buying of Real Bargains.” -
Black Monday
The stock market falls 22.6%, the highest one-day decline in U.S. history. The crash triggers similar declines in markets around the world. -
Hawley- Smoot Tariff
imposed even higher taxes on imports. -
The Start of the Dust Bowl
The Dust bowl started with droughts. No rain created a lot of dust storms in the southern Plains. -
Great Steagull Act
limited commercial bank securities, activities, and affiliations within commercial banks and securities firms -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production, educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion. -
Civil Works Administration
Provided public works jobs at $15/week to four million workers in 1934. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sent 250,000 young men to work camps to perform reforestation and conservation tasks. Removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, provided money for families. -
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Distributed millions of dollars of direct aid to unemployed workers. -
Glass-Steagall Act
Created federally insured bank deposits ($2500 per investor at first) to prevent bank failures. -
National Industrial Recovery Act
Created NRA to enforce codes of fair competition, minimum wages, and to permit collective bargaining of workers. -
Public Works Administration
Received $3.3 billion appropriation from Congress for public works projects. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal government build series of dams to prevent flooding and sell electricity. First public competition with private power industries -
National Industrial Recovery Act
authorized the President to regulate industry in an attempt to raise prices after severe deflation and stimulate economic recovery -
Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulated stock market and restricted margin buying. -
National Youth Administration
Provided part-time employment to more than two million college and high school students. -
Rural Electrification Administration
Encouraged farmers to join cooperatives to bring electricity to farms. Despite its efforts, by 1940 only 40% of American farms were electrified. -
Social Security Act
Response to critics (Dr. Townsend and Huey Long), it provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to blind, deaf, disabled, and dependent children. -
Wagner Act
Allowed workers to join unions and outlawed union-busting tactics by management. -
National youth administartion
agency in the United States that focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25 -
End of the Dust Bowl
Rain finally came, ending the Dust Bowl.
